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. 2024 Feb 19;16(2):e54443. doi: 10.7759/cureus.54443

Table 3. Microbiological testing.

* Mixed infection, # Klebsiella pneumoniae identified, ^ XPERT-CARBA R (n = 6) and BioFire Pneumonia (n = 1) methods used to find the genotype, $ 2 (28.66%) carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales. HAP: hospital-acquired pneumonia; VAP: ventilator-associated pneumonia 

Parameters Day 0 of VAP/HAP diagnosis Repeat 1 Repeat 2
Sputum (n, %)
Total (no. of cases) 116 13 1
Organism detected 60 (51.72%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
Organism not detected 56 (48.28%) 13 (100%) 1 (100%)
Bacteria/organism (no. of cases) 60 0 0
Klebsiella pneumoniae 60 (100%) - -
Acinetobacter* 1 (1.67%) - -
Carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae 60 (100%) - -
Urine (n, %)
Total (no. of cases) 116 13 1
Organism detected 24 (20.69%) 2 (15.38%) 0 (0%)
Organism not detected 92 (79.31%) 11 (84.62%) 1 (100%)
Bacteria/organism (no. of cases) 24 2 0
Klebsiella pneumoniae 24 (100%) 2 (100%) -
Carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae 24 (100%) - -
Blood (n, %)
Total (no. of cases) 116 13 1
Organism detected 84 (72.41%) 1 (7.69%) 0 (0%)
Organism not detected 32 (27.59%) 11 (84.62%) 1(100%)
Report pending - 1 (7.69%) -
Bacteria/organism (no. of cases) 84 1 0
Klebsiella pneumoniae 84 (100%) 1 (100%) -
Enterobacter cloacae* 1 (1.19%) - -
Pseudomonas aeruginosa* 1 (1.19%) - -
Carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae 81 (96.43%) - -
Others (n, %)
Organism detected from other sources# 11 (9.48%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
ET culture 9 (81.81%) - -
Bronchoalveolar lavage 1 (9.09%) - -
Respiratory sample 1 (9.09%) - -
Genotype (n = 7$)^
bLA-OXA-48: D 5 (71.34%)  -